Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PST FRI NOV 8 2024

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.

THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED.

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     61          57
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     65          59
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....   7700        8200
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    231         246
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....    -10         -13
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....      0          -4
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....     13          20
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     10          15

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  9900/+08
10000 9900/+06
12000 9900/+02
14000 9902/-03
16000 9904/-08
18000 3310/-13
24000 3218/-25
30000 3125/-41
34000 2829/-50
39000 2640/-56

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-11-08    05:30      38    13     35    | 060   15   20
2024-11-08    05:20      39    13     34    | 060   13   17
2024-11-08    05:00      39    12     33    | 061   12   16
2024-11-08    04:50      39    19     31    | 066    9   12

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-11-08 0515   38   57   020     19     22
2024-11-08 0500   39   56   022     17     22
2024-11-08 0445   39   55   021     18     22
2024-11-08 0430   40   53   020     19     23

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM082000 06005KT P6SM SKC
     FM090200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 081120Z 0812/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
     FM082000 08006KT P6SM SKC
     FM090300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 081120Z 0812/0912 12004KT P6SM SKC
     FM082000 34008KT P6SM SKC
     FM090200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 57 TO 67. LIGHT WINDS.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  8 2024......SUNRISE   636 AM PST   SUNSET   449 PM PST
NOVEMBER  9 2024......SUNRISE   637 AM PST   SUNSET   449 PM PST